Swamiji said…
“Our soul…the ‘aatman’ observes and experiences ‘us’ all the time. ‘Us’ being the mind and the body acting in unison. The thoughts that transcend our mind are translated into action by the body, and the ‘soul’ remains a mere spectator while the two tango. Thus, it is our ‘soul’, which is both, a witness as well as a judge of our actions.”
“But our clouded vision and ignorance fails to focus on the Real Master that is seated radiating its divinity within us …’ Humari ‘ruh’, the only true ‘ gawah jo ki humare har ‘karma’, har shabd, har karni ki saakshi hoti hai!’ We fail to realise that it winces every time we hurt it by humiliating someone with demeaning words.
Why do we sully its purity by expecting something in return for every good ‘karma’ done by us and pollute its sanctity with high pitched complaints, by back biting and making insinuations against others ? The ‘aatman’ is filled with shame at donning a body as fickle as this, but, on finding no place to hide, resigns sadly to its fate, awaiting for a miraculous change in its fortunes, by clothing itself in a body inclined towards spirituality, in its next journey.”
“While society places a huge impetus on us for being remembered as a good or great personality, such a goal is in itself insufficient and flawed for one’s spiritual development. Man’s true character emerges when name and fame cease to matter to him and his best ‘karma’ is done not to impress others, but, when no one is watching him, as it is done for his spiritual upliftment ; when he has no selfish motive to show how good he is to the outside world: when every ‘karma’ is done purely with the intent of cleansing his ‘ruh’ further, aimed at winning the respect of his ‘aatman’ as he understands that… ‘Agar uski ‘aatman’ hi uska samman nahi karegi toh doosra koi aur uska samman kaise karega!’ An intent as noble as this is undoubtedly recognised by the vigilant soul and it is filled with happiness on seeing him hold ‘it’ in such high esteem and prove his loyalty to ‘it’ by not straying from the path of virtue.”
“Just as children often try to be at their best behaviour to get a ‘pat on the back’ from their elders, we too must strive to gain appreciation by our ‘aatman’ and behave in a manner that makes our ‘aatman’ proud of us. All we need to do is go about quietly doing good ‘karma’; putting others before ourselves; respecting all, regardless of their standing in society; remaining patient and respectful in all situations; offer to solve someone else’s problem and lend emotional support when most needed. It is this good ‘karma’, done quietly in the background, selflessly, that not only makes us good ‘souls’ but also makes the ‘soul’ joyful and proud; and makes us worthy of its respect.”
” ‘Karma’ aise karne chahiye ki ‘aatman’ bhi natmastak ho jaye humare ‘tyaag’ se; gadgad hojaye humari meethi vaani se, garvit mahsoos kare humey satya ke marg par chalte dekhte huey !’ “
Om Shri Swamiji Ajaye Gurudevaye Namah 🙏🙏💐💐
Karma is the key… As you sow so u reap
ॐ स्वामी श्री अजय गुरूदेवाऐ नम:🙏🏻🌹🙏🏻
धन्यवाद गुरुदेव🙏🏻
Jai Swami Ajay Guru Devaya Namaha…
Thank you Swamiji for your divine guidance. Pranam Gurudev.
Jai Gurudev, ‘Atma so Parmatma’
What a beautiful way of Swamiji to teach us the basic truth , in such a simple manner.
Let our ATMA feel proud of what we do , what we think and what we intend.
Jai Gurudev.
Please keep on guiding us for ever.
Please keep on showering your love on us , for ever.
Pranam Swamyji 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you swamiji for your guidance.
Grateful, as always.
स्वामी जी के चरणों में नमन है।
Thank you Swamiji 😊😊😊
Thank you Swamiji 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you Swamijee !
With Gratitude 🙏
Puneet Vineet
1) The soul is eternal
One of Hinduism’s most fundamental teachings is that every living being is a physical incarnation of an immortal soul. Though these physical bodies die, each immortal soul continues to exist.
All souls are a part of the Divine and thus spiritual in nature, according to the Bhagavad Gita, a sacred Hindu text. Just as sparks of a fire become extinguished when separated from fire, souls forget their true spiritual nature when separated from their Divine source.
Lacking proper knowledge, each soul is stuck in a cycle of reincarnation called samsara, in which each is born into a variety of physical bodies, including that of plants and animals. From body to body, and species to species, each soul lives one lifetime after the next, all the while ignorant of its Divine nature.
The soul moves through this cycle of births until — after lifetimes of spiritual practice — this Divine nature is fully realized, the cycle of reincarnation ends, and spiritual liberation (moksha) is achieved.
2) Karma and reincarnation are closely tied
Hindu texts strongly encourage individuals to spend their human births endeavoring to make spiritual progress. Though not impossible to achieve moksha in other incarnations, Hindu sages have long insisted that this is far easier done in a human birth.
The whole of material creation can be likened to a rehabilitation center meant for helping a soul to rediscover its Divine nature. One of creation’s mechanisms to help facilitate a soul’s spiritual development is karma, the concept that every thought and action has a corresponding reaction.
Through karma, selfless actions uplift a soul, while selfish actions degrade it. The results of both selfless and selfish actions are experienced over a series of lives, as a soul comes to understand how its actions affect those and the world around it.
Karma is thus the ultimate teacher of empathy. Theoretically speaking, if one takes its karmic lessons seriously, and strives to act selflessly, one can continuously elevate its status of existence. If, however, a person chooses to commit one selfish act after another, spiritual progress is not made and in extreme cases what progress has already been made can be squandered.
3) There are three types of karma
Karma is generally divided into three categories: sanchita (latent karma), prarabdha (ripened karma), and agami (future karma).
Sanchita is the accumulated karma from your past thoughts and actions, the results of which will eventually be experienced in the future. Sanchita is like the seed of a tree you planted in the past. In due time, the tree will grow and produce a particular fruit you’re destined to eat.
Prarabdha is what you’re experiencing now. It is the seed of a past action that has grown into a tree, producing the fully ripened fruit you’re eating in the present.
Agami is a seed of action you’re planting in the present that will inevitably produce the fruit of the future.
The three categories of karma ultimately work in creating a cycle of cause and effect. The fruit you eat now (prarabdha) leaves an impression in your mind — compelling you to plant more of a particular seed (agami), which will cause you to eat similar fruit in the future (sanchita).
In other words, karma is habit forming. Repeated actions become like grooves in the mind that get deeper and deeper. You have the free will to change your habits at any time, but the deeper the groove, the harder those habits — whether good or bad — are to change.
4) Selfless work frees one from karma
When the eternal soul identifies with the physical body, the soul becomes attached to what this body is doing, feeling, and thinking, seeking out pleasurable experiences and avoiding unpleasurable ones, accumulating karma the whole time.
Even good actions performed with the intent of gaining some reward binds a person to this world, as that good karma has to be experienced at some point.
Fortunately, the way of breaking free of karma’s cycle is explained in the Bhagavad Gita:
“… without being attached to the fruit of activities, one should act as a matter of duty, for by working without attachment one attains the Supreme.”
Because the Supreme (another word for the Divine) is the source of creation, a person’s real duty is to perform spiritually uplifting work. This means acting not for one’s own material desires, but for the spiritual benefit of oneself and others. By doing such selfless work, a being becomes an instrument of the Divine, and is thus no longer tied to the results of its actions, thereby discontinuing its karmic cycle.
5) Good association is key in one’s spiritual growth
Because karma is habit forming, creating those deep grooves in the mind, it can be very difficult to make and follow through with better choices, even if one wants to.
Take, for example, exercise. Lack of exercise usually makes one less healthy, have less energy, and can even cause laziness. The more people choose to not exercise, the worse they generally feel, and the worse they feel, the harder it will be for them to begin exercising, even if they wanted to break the negative cycle. Our choices shape our perception of reality, which is why the less people exercise the more they might come to believe they are simply incapable of getting in shape, fueling a cycle of negative exercise karma.
However, by spending time with people who are not only disciplined in their exercise routines, but also willing to share what they know, one has a much better chance of breaking through personal negative health habits to create new positive ones.
In the same way, by spending time with and taking guidance from spiritually advanced souls, it becomes possible to overcome lifetimes of karmic baggage, opening the door to profound spiritual growth.
Om Gurudevo Namaha
Thank you Swamiji 😊😊😊
Jai Gurudev 🌷🌷🙏🏻